Elgin Opinion
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Find money to fix youth prisonOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - In regards to your Oct. 21, 2009 article on the St. Charles youth prison, I support your opinion that although prisons should not be the most comfortable place they shou...
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Casino funds not used for salariesOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - An Oct. 17 Daily Herald article concerning the city of Elgin's budget deficit contained two major errors as they relate to the city of Aurora. Elgin Mayor Ed Schock stat...
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Thank God for the ConstitutionOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Our founding fathers set us up to be a Muslim nation. Also, we are a Buddhist nation. And a Jewish nation as well; an atheist nation; a fundamentalist nation; a Wiccan n...
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Note individualism to celebrate diversityOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently I read an article about a "diversity" expo at a venue in Aurora. The event was to feature more than 50 exhibitors representing minority and women owned business...
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Horse story stresses the value of all lifeOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - I appreciate your article and opinion about Mac, the abandon horse, and how you highlighted the need for people to honor living beings with the care, respect and love th...
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Don't make Elgin hostile to immigrantsOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - To the Elgin City Council: We were distressed to read in recent exchanges of letters in the Elgin Daily Herald that the city of Elgin was conducting screenings of the em...
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Barry sisters got off easyOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - I think that Jill and Julie Barry were very fortunate that they don't have to serve time in jail. They let their mother waste away with no human regard for her at all an...
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Give president time to do things rightOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The most important responsibility of the President of the United States is to make decisions based on facts and solid, unbiased input from a reasonable range of good min...
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Communication is a priority for RoskamOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - A letter to the editor ran recently from an Elk Grove Village resident about Congressman Roskam. The congressman welcomes and appreciates critiques and criticism about h...
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It's not too late to speak on health careOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The stimulus bill was forced through Congress without any of our elected officials, including Obama, reading the bill. The stimulus bill sneaked in $1.1 billion to creat...